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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

Trust A Thornycroft With Your Transport

DEAL DIRECT.

THORNYCROFT

SIX-CYLINDERED

COACHES & OMNIBUSES

MOTOR VEHICLES

Pioneer Manufacturers of Commercial Motor Vehicles

4 or 6 Wheels

4 or 6 Cylinders

30 Cwt. to 10 Ton Loads

20 to 70 Passengers

JOHN I. THORNYCROFT & CO., LIMITED

Pioneer Building, Nathan Road, Kowloon.

TEL. 56752.

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NEW DON'TS.

The New Road Rules

in England.

BIGGER PENALTIES. The first part of the now Road Traffic Law came into operation all over the country December 1st, of the speed limit and clauses re- with the exception of the abolition lating to public service vehicle

drivers' hours of working.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1931.

THE NEW K.L.G. Spark Plug With En- tirely New Features.

BRITISH PROGRESS DURING 1930.

A Review of the World Automobile Position.

Motor drivers are reminded that to be revealing defecte, and plug, ras maintained its mism. Agents in every market

the part of the new law now in operation:

Increases tho penalty

for driving licences to make a declara- tion of physical fitness.

Raines the age of motor-cyclista to 16 and of drivers of heavy

vehfeles to 21. Forbids more than one pillion passenger to be carried.

Forbids motor racing and apved trials on public roadя.

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only note of

TEST BY "THE MOTOR.”

Though the progress made by the British Motor Industry during A few years ago sparking-plug 1930 may not have been as great could have been desired, the the past and one went for a whole period of unparalleled world depression, with all that that convey troubles seared to be things of Industry can at least congratulate itself on the fact that during a season without ever examing the of in reduced production, lower exports, excean of stocks over potent plugs. The modern high-efficiency, demand, and consequent financial leases, reacting seriously upon all high-speed engine, however, seems Exporting Industries, the Motor Industry, almost alone among those troubles have become more com-

the are showing

a welcome and striking anxiety to obtain representations for British Vehicles, and It Is, indeed, tending to become a problem now of choosing the best from considerable numbers instead of having to search avenues for distribution. It is interesting to observe in this connexion to what extent the growing popularity of the British light car has helped such a situation. The world is coming to realise that the virtue of road transport is a matter of economy of operation. and in this respect the type of road vehicle of which" Great Britain was the pluncer, is gradually becoming the forerunner of many types of vehicle sent out from Ita factories, Output.

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This slate of things has given plug manufacturers considerable trouble, and they had to keep on designing plugs to suit speelal en. gines, and these plugs have been found to be unsuitable for ather engines.

It is at this stage that K... Prohibits any motor vehicle Sparking Plugs, Ltd, have produc- being driven off any road for more ed an entirely new range of plug

which is as suitable for the inefl-in

enging us for the high-compression ultra-efficient type, and is equally suitable for Hence ane type of plag, which is engines between these extremes, to be known as the K series, will displace over 20 other types.

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than 16 yards.

Makes joy riding in a car with-icient woolly

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owner's permission serious crime, in the behaviour of motorista, There was no change apparent

writes "Chlitern," Chronicle Motoring Correspondent. The dangerous driving clauses are as they were in the old Act. except for the increased penalties.

PARKING PROBLEM.

New York Scheme. New York. Dec. 24.-Members tho Consolidated Garage Owners' Association here have solved the parking problem be- tween the Battery and 69th street by throwing open the doors of their 304 garages in the district to any person who keeps his car in any of the association's 1,200 garnger.

during

This parking is free business hours.

This is expected to take about 60 per cent, of the parked cars of

the street.

VALUABLE ADVICE.

The state highway department

this

construction

There are numerous technical de tuils in the manufacture of new plug which cannot be gone in- to here. They concern the method of manufacture and and materials used. We are per- mitted, however, to reveal one fen- ture, which is a copper tube drawn round over the central electrode which the mien insulation is wrap> ped, which is employed to assist in conducting the heat away from the point.

At the end of 1929 the output of Motor Manufacturers in Great Britain reached a total of 238,805 vehicles as compared with 211,877 1928, while the gure up to September, 1930, is 230,528 vehicles.

The official figures of vehicles registered for the first time in September, 1938, shows an increase of 1.128, being 13,718 as compared with 12.690 in September of the preceding year.

Assisted by the intensive and active propaganda campaign. coupled with the efforts of individusi British Manufacturers, n products of such Manufacturers are undoubtedly securing an assured Home Market, as was clearly indicated by the interest displayed in British Cars at the 1930 Motor Exhibition at Olympia.

Imports and Exports.

Imports of cars, commercial vehicles and chassis for the eleven months to end November, 1930, have totulled 12,012 vehicles (value £1,964,621), ns compared with 36,897 (value £4,417,994) for the cor responding period of 1929, a decrease of 24,886 (value £2,453,473).

Exports of British care, commercial vehicles and chassis have shown a slight decrease, the figures for the cloven months of 1930 being 27,200 (value £6,127,017) as against the aimilar period last year of 30,030 (value £7,777,468), n decrease of 11,740 vehicles to a value of £1,650,431,

The figures for the Exports and Imports of Cars, Commercial Vehicles and Chassis for the respective eleven months are as follows:

Excess of Exporta over.Imports. £3,869,474

Jan.-Nov.

1929

1930

-Decrease

Imports. £4,417,994

1,964,521

£2,453,473

Exports, £7,777,468

6,127,037

£1,650,431 Inc.

4,162,516

£803,042

The figures of total Imports and Exports for the eleven months in question are:-

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Imports. £9,269,116 6,699,780

Exporta. £13,736,002 12,362,665

Excess of Exporta

over.Imports.

£4,466,486 6,652,886

1929 1930 Both at Home and in the wider Markets Overseas British motor The manufactures state that vehicles are finding an increasing market and it is gratifying to note they can offer it for wideiv duter, that the progress made in recent years la being maintained and Ing engines, which they would extended, despite the period of anancial difficulty which is apparent not have dared to have done be in Australia and other markets and the general period of economic fuf Minnesota

that fore with any plug. The internal stringency apparent generally. suggests

Possibly the British Motor Industry has, at no stage in its history, motorista desiring to keep slect heat of a hot engine will not burn and lee from forming on their it out. It will resist very great received no large a share of world publicity or evoked so keep an windshields lift the rear hook of heat indeed and it will not readily interest in its accomplishments and prospects. the engine hood slightly so that oil or soot up. the heat from the engine strikes and warma the windshield glass,

The new Buick offers all those advantages and features

which provide the supreme motoring luxury of

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the highest priced cars-but at less cost!

The new Buick is Buick in quality and value through and through. So eloquently are these things evidenced in Buick products year after year that orders totalling millions of dellors were placed for this new Buick-before the cars were actually available. With such a display of confidence in Buick-you, too, can buy the new Buick with every assurance that it will give you the greatest motoring satisfaction you can possibly expect.

114" Whoolbase Buick Modela...

118 Wheelbase Buick Modols ...

124 Wheelbase Buick Models...

132 Wheelbase Buick Models

G$1,530 to $1,655 G$1,820 to $1,930.

$2,160 to $2,195 G$2,160 to G82,705

The New BUICK 8

The Eights with Buicks Prestige

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

TELEPHONE 80228.

33, WONG. NEI CHUNG ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY,

We tried a set of these plugs, type K1, in the engine of a car in which the plugs had already been changed three times, trying out different brands. The troubles to be overcome were threefold. First, owing to the position of the plugs It was difficult to screw them down tight, for there was not sufficient clearance between the haxagon and the cylinder block to take a box spanner. Hence there was trouble with blowing back past the copper- asbestos washer. Then, when they

Realising the potentialities existing in South Amerien, the were tightened, further troubles Industry is, in connexion with the British Empire Trade Exhibition were experienced in the way of fre-in. Buenos Aires (which will be held from March 14th to April 27th) quent sooting up, probably due to making a determined effort to extend its Market in the Argentine, injudicious use of the strangler, belleving that the range of vehicles designed and built in Great producing a rich mixture, and when Britain will be found to meet every transport requirement of South running under full load of pinking America. caused by pre-ignition, apparently due to the points becoming incun-

Even as recently as three years ago the Industry was looked upon is occasionally still levelled against it by those who have sot as displaying an alleged lack of enterprise, and while suck's charge appreciated the real position, there is now a growing volume of opinion that the efforts of Manufacturers have been generally upon sound lines and that the time is not for distant when the British Motor Industry will accupy that position in the markets of the World to which it. Is entitled.

From Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa has come, by frequent mails, accounts of the increasing interest being shown In British vehicles at exhibitions and displays of such vehicles efther when shown in all-British Exhibitions or when such vehicles form a section of International displays. The "Golden Arrow" has, so fur as Australia and New Zonland are concerned, proved a unafui medium of propaganda in this respect.

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In the K.L.G. plug the hexagon is pinced higher up in the body, and therefore it is easy to screw it down tight with a bog spanner, which got over the leaking dieultics,

As soon as the engine was tried with these new plugs a remarkable difference in ita running was ob served.

it ran more quietly, more flexibly, accelerated better and the maximum speed increased. This was particularly noticable when taking a long hill fast, for, ander lond, drying-up and pre-ignition, which were occasionally observed with the previous plugs fitted, en- tirely disappeared. Since fitting the set the car has run about 500 miles without a. misfire, and its even ruing when the engine is idling at very low speeds is most mariced.

We are informed that quite number of owners of this car have fitted these plugs, with similar satisfactory results, and that they have also been used with success on very hot high-speed engines. The modern demand for very fast cara, which are, at the same time, reason- ably flexible on top gear, is thus met by the evolution of a typd of plug to comply with the new condi tions. We hear that they are being adopted as standard on a number of chgines next year, sometimes, it is interesting to note, replacing foreign plugs. The Hongkong Motor Accessory Company are the agents for K.L.G. Plugs in Hong- koog.

GAS TAX RUNS HIGH.

The not tax on sales of gaso- Iino in 48 states and the District of Columbia during the first six months of 1930 totalled $230, 982,090, acording to the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads. More than 6,809,808,000 gallons wore Bold during the first-half of the your.

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Space has been allocated in a special Pavilion, to a total of approxi- mately 20,000 sq. ft., which will be utilised for representative displays of the whole range of British Vehicles, with the "Golden Arrow" 08 a centre of attraction. At the conclusion of the Exhibition this car will possibly be sent direct to South Africa where it will be utilised for calling special attention to the British Industry as it has in other parts of the Empire.

While the majority of the British Motor Industry exhibits at Buenos Aires will be housed in the special Pavilion, certain exhibita will also be an view in an adjoining Pavilion, and in the generat Engineering Pavilions,

The efforts which British Manufacturers have in the past made to extend their markets Overseus will be continued and intensilled in 1931 and a spirit of optimism exists that, despite the difficulties of the future, the fudustry can feel thai, with few exceptions, stocks of British cars and trucks are not comparatively excessive; Overseas distributors, in comparison with those of some of their competitors. have a greater confidence; and that in spite of general economie con- ditions there are signs in certain Empire markets at any rate, that the tide has definitely turned.

THE WAY OF THE MIGHTY.

HEY!! WHADYA WANT- THE WHOLE ROAD?/

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